WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA JOINS HISTORY MAKING NATIVITY SCENE

In recent years, since the Supreme Court stepped into the arena of outlawing

First in the Nation Nativity Scene, since 2008

certain basic traditions, like prayer in school and Bible reading, this same cultural/religious conflict has extended to Christmas traditions.

Every year we hear about "The War on Christmas". Before going any further, two things should be clear - there has always been a War on Christ. Secondly, since the enemies of God can never AND WILL NEVER get to Christ, the proxy war has always been against true followers of His since 33 AD, when Jesus has been confirmed as crucified by both Roman documents, Josephus the secular historian and of course, the Bible.

Nativity Scenes or "creches" or the "Manger Scene"  are the biggest bone of contention among those pebbles thrown against those who celebrate the Birth of the Savior. But how did we actually get a "Nativity Scene", which is really nowhere in the Bible? Believe it or not, this goes back about 800 years to the great Francis of Assisi who in 1223 observed the same lack of love for the Savior and commercialism we see in modern times. He was stunned by the fact that gift giving was taking precedence (yes also in 1220's!!) over Jesus!

Francis was known for his love of animals and did not just create the first Nativity Scene, but the very first "Living Nativity Scene".  He had live animals in the cave and based his creation on his concept of the atmospherics in the birthplace of Christ in Bethlehem. We know from historical conditions around 4 BC to 2 BC, and from my conversations from centuries old families in the Bethlehem and fields of Boaz area, that Jesus was most likely born in a cave or grotto there. The well known shepherds of Bethlehem are still around in those ragged hills where the Choirs of Heaven sang the Saviors birth to the Shepherds in Luke 2. Visitors to the Holy Land can still experience the timeless authenticity of what the Bible spoke of two thousand years ago.

First Responder Chaplain, director of the Illinois Chapter of Wreaths
 across America at the Dedication to the United States Military

Over the years, it became obviously impossible to have live animals in every manger scene, every where. Therefore, all variations of nativity scenes have been created and many centuries old ones still survive to this day. For the last 8 years, a full size Italian Marble Nativity Scene has been placed in the Rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. How is this possible when it is obviously a 100% Christian expression of Faith in a country increasingly hostile to Jesus and Christianity? 

Quite simply, the first in the Nation State Capitol Nativity Scene is a privately-funded expression idea of the late Daniel and Julie Zanoza of Lincoln, Illinois. Together with the Thomas More Society of Chicago, a religious liberty-defending Christian organization and the Illinois Family Institute, the Zanozas were able to form a committee of like-minded Christians to bring the Nativity Scene inside the "People's House" of the state of Illinois! Not just that, but it passed the test of the ACLU as it was one of many such expressions in the beginning, such as the Hanukkah Menorah and others. These others included Seinfeld's imaginary celebration of "Festivus" and its pole. There was an atheist's letter denouncing the existence of God and some others. Side by side, they all co-existed with the beautifully ordained and adorned Nativity Scene outshining them all. Not just that, they sat around the hugest Christmas tree I have ever seen - in the middle of the state capitol rotunda. This sort of religious expression would have made the Founders of this Great Condition smile with pride, as it was what America is all about - Freedom.

Over the years, only the Jewish Festive Menorah and our Nativity Scene have persevered and this is perfect as Christianity is actually a Judeo-Christian religion. Even Jesus celebrated Hanukkah in 29 AD! ("Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. John 10:22-23). Since Illinois has led the way in how to legally celebrate the Savior's birth in the public square (from 2008), ten other American states have followed, from Arkansas to Florida and Mississippi, under the counsel of the American Nativity Scene Committee of suburban Illinois. The Thomas More Society's Founder Thomas Brejcha is one of the leaders of this wonderful group.

In the last three years, Wreaths Across America has now joined us at the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee to partner in remembering and honoring the great United States Military with Christmas wreaths at National Cemeteries. In Springfield, this would be Camp Butler, which as been around since the Union fought the Civil War.  Representing Wreaths Across America, which places tens of thousands of these same sweet smelling natural wreaths at Arlington Cemetery, is Chaplain Steve Holden, of the United States Emergency Services Chaplains Corps. 

Each year, this first in the nation historical event, is celebrated with a full Christmas launch service with speakers and Christmas singers as well as the dedication of the wreaths with full military honors, on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The Springfield Nativity Scene remains inside the state capitol in Springfield, Illinois, until Christmas Eve, for free public viewing. 

ABOMINATION, ABORTION NATION.....

 ......DESOLATION, MESSED UP NATION......

It happened once before when a man calling himself GOD MANIFEST, went into God's House and sacrificed an unclean animal (a pig) to a pagan god named Zeus. Exactly 2300 days to the day which God gave Daniel a prophesy to write (Daniel 8),  this abomination was settled.


In 168 BC, Antiochus Ephiphanes (God Manifest in English) did this evil which Daniel called "the abomination of that brings desolation". (As a side note, we have the celebration of Hanukkah because of the miracle of God giving Judah Maccabee, who led the Jewish rebellion against the pagan Greeks. The Maccabees cleansed and rededicated the Temple to the Real God of Heaven after driving the enemy out in 165 BC).


Jesus will later predict a time when this will be repeated in Jerusalem. The soon to be revealed anti-Christ will set himself up in the not -yet- built Third Temple in Jerusalem. As we speak right now, plans are almost complete by the reformulated Jewish Sanhedrin and Orthodox believers of the Torah only, to rebuild this Temple! I will explain in an article later this week.


This anti-Christ will be the real deal, not some Greek madman king like Antiochus! When he sits in the Temple in Jerusalem - the home of Jesus' Future 1000 year Reign, declares himself to be God and then sacrifices another pig on the altar, this will lead to Jesus getting off the Throne in Heaven and all hell breaking loose against the devil and all his minions running the world today! This is WRITTEN and is going to happen!

Not only will Jesus, the Lord and Commander in Chief of Heaven's Armies have had enough, but those who are alive in America and worldwide today, and do not own Him as Lord and Savior of their lives, will witness first hand their presidents, congresses, parliaments, prime ministers, media, governors, mayors, school superintendents and on and on....completely under the hard immediate judgment of Jesus. It is NOT going to be pretty. I don't have to tell you what it means. Read the Book of Revelation and doubt it at your own peril!


When Jesus dispatches with those people who populate the United Nations and all the halls of Power from Washington DC to London to Brussels to Saudi Arabia to Beijing to Perth  and Peru, the Second Cleansing of Jerusalem will begin. This time, the Oil will last more than the eight (8) days of Hanukkah! The Eternal Light of Christ will be among us for 1000 years as we come back to reign with him, in a world cleansed of all those who were not only acknowledged haters of Christ, but those by people  who called themselves "men and women of God"* (Christians and Catholics).

Just a word of encouragement here - this should stir us to PERSEVERE as real Christians. If we are truly His and have been cleansed now by the Blood of The Lamb and are saved, sanctified in the Holy Ghost, we have nothing to worry about then the Terrible Day of the Lord begins against the enemies of Christ, whom we see on TV, right now! Nothing! Let not your hearts be troubled, men and women of God!! 


My other friends, do not wait to see if all these prophesies and talk of third temples etc are really true. Do not buy the lie of the devil and his world. Do not even buy the false arguments of certain well known preachers who have the best teeth and Pepsodent smiles in Houston or California, and tell you nothing of the nature of sin which leads to repentance and restoration!!!! Do not wait, do not linger!!!!


Make your peace right now with God. You have less time than you think. Today there are abominations which have made financially and morally bankrupt nations like America, a foul odor in the Nostrils of Our Holy God in heaven. We have people calling themselves Christians and Catholics who condone Abortion and Gay Marriage and allow the Corruption of our kids' minds by the Culture, yet quote "The Sermon on the Mount" as their  guiding light to control other humans' lives, in their thirst for power.


Right now, like Antiochus, these people have only the power God has allowed them to have, but the Greater Light is watching as His enemies store up wrath against themselves. As the nation becomes more messed up...as more and more church-goers think they can believe in both evolution and the God of the Bible...as more and more pew-sitters think it is okay for two people to shack up, no matter how young or whatever gender they are....as more and more believe a lie from the pulpit as weak men "preach"....the harsher the coming desolation will be for them. DO NOT BE CAUGHT WITH THOSE WHO BOUGHT THIS PIG IN A POKE!


Father in the Name of Jesus, I surrender all to You right now. Lord I know nothing else except one thing - YOU ARE GOD, I AM NOT AND I LONG TO BE WITH YOU, ONE DAY IN PERSON AS I AM RIGHT NOW IN SPIRIT. Thank You for saving me, for bringing me out of darkness and giving me a destination of the Kingdom of Light.


Thank You for giving me a spirit of discernment that I can read the times and see not just how evil they are but now how I must warn others and bring others to You, to a saving knowledge of Christ, starting in my own family, before it is too late.


Thank You for giving me a spirit of  wisdom that I can read the stitches on the fastball of lies, coming at us fast and furious daily, which those who call themselves "christians", who are actually happily doing the work of the devil, who was is and will always be a liar, keep throwing at your people.


Thank You for giving me the eyes to see the coming Day, as hour by hour, we see abominations from abortion to those who condone gay marriage and immoral "shacking up" instead of the Holy Institution of marriage You set up for all society in Genesis 2:24....we see these evil things Lord, but not just that, but we see new age cults and philosophies of man, which sell more than than books and songs and movies that celebrate You. We see those in power telling churches they have to supply life-ending pills free to others, and calling that contraception. We see cultural rut-gut on TV drawing in even Your people, like a spider's web, until they see nothing wrong with it...and worse, we see Your under-shepherds, called pastors, say and do nothing about it.


God, give women and men like us, who are in the marketplace daily, the boldness and courage to stand up for Jesus right now, so we may rest on that Day, when You make take out and permanently remove those who are lined up right now against You in this world. Give us a measure of love to love many to You, in the way which You will approve and to show the Grace, great Mercy and Compassion which describe You as the God of Love.


Give us not just our daily bread, but enough to share with those who are hungry. You have already given us the Bread of Life - the Lord Jesus and I can never thank You enough for that! That is the Bread I will talk and sing and praise of all the days of my life, until I see Him Face to face, here there or in the Air, in Jesus' Holy and Mighty Name, amen and amen!


TOMORROW - CHILDREN OF DARKNESS part 1
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